{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-discretionary-expenditure-limits-order-1990/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-discretionary-expenditure-limits-order-1990/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1990/529",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Discretionary Expenditure Limits) Order 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-discretionary-expenditure-limits-order-1990",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 8th March 1990\nLaid before Parliament 9th March 1990\nComing into force 1st April 1990\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 137(4AA) and (5) of the Local Government Act 1972 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 70; section 137(4AA) was inserted by the Local Governmentand Housing Act 1989 (c. 42), section 36(7)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/529/introduction",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}